i'm worried about the impact on our economy. and on transportation. the election will take care of itself next week. >> meanwhile, governor romney tried to walk the fine line, balancing campaigning still in ohio and iowa, but also compassion from storm victims in ohio. he appealed to put politics aside. >> we've faced these kind of challenges before, and it's interesting to see how americans come together. and this looks like another time we need to come together all across the country, even here in ohio. >> still, romney did not entirely put aside his campaign talking point. >> early voting has begun. get out there and vote, i see a voter right there. get out and vote, i know your vote counts just as much as if cast on election day as if it's cast early. but all the media follows how much early voting is going on and they look at your zip code and where you live and make an estimate of whether you're a republican or democrat and they decide whether we're ahead or falling behind. >> not always that you hear the candidate themselves talk about the lite